I don't have my CFR's with me, but I do have you guys. There has to be a seat on the locomotive for each man on the crew, right? So if you had a unit on a local that only had 3 seats you couldn't have a 4 man crew. Right?

Maybe you can ask for a few "hooks" that hang down like riding
a commuter train with "no seat". The crewman without a seat
will stand the whole trip hanging on to a "noose-like" rope I guess
for the whole 12 hours unless the train isnt moving.

OLD RULEGR-19. Conductors must ride in the operating compartment of the lead engine. On trains withouta caboose, trainmen must ride in the operating compartment of the lead engine. When sufficientseating is not available for trainmen to ride in the operating compartment of the lead unit,the conductor will designate the trainmen to ride the trailing engine.Exceptions:1. If the on-board computer for Direct Work Order Reporting (DWORS) on the lead unit of alocomotive is inoperative, or is not installed, the conductor may ride in a trailing engine thathas a functioning on-board computer when it is necessary to use the DWORS.The conductor should arrange to be in the operating cab when approaching and passingthrough temporary speed restrictions and conditional stop locations if there is not anothertrainman in the operating cab.2. When a CSX geometry car is operated in special train service, the conductor must ride inthe geometry car when instructed to do so by an engineering department supervisor.

NEW RULE110.4 Employees must ride in the operating cab of the lead locomotive of freight trains unless duties requireotherwise. When sufficient seating is not available for all crewmembers in the operating cab of thelead locomotive, employees must contact a supervisor for instructions.

Saw LAMCO put a crew member in a cab on more than one occasion when I was working locals and there wasn't sufficient seats. This without any argument or controversy, either. Today's practice may vary but I doubt it.

1080. Riding or standing on ends of cars or steps or platforms of locomotives or cabooses without a secure handhold is prohibited.

Employees must exercise care to avoid injury from slack action or from sudden start or stop. Employees in a moving locomotive or caboose must remain seated and braced for slack action when duties and conditions permit.

Employees must not ride the sill (end) platform or brake platform of cars when it places them between moving equipment except when it is necessary to operate the hand brake.

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